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| Spiraea betulifolia var. lucida (Dougl. ex Greene) C.L. Hitchc. | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||
| Family: | Rosaceae | ||||||||
| Genus: | Spiraea | ||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | Spiraea betulifolia ssp. lucida
(Dougl. ex Greene) Taylor & MacBryde. Spiraea lucida Dougl. ex Greene |
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| Common Names: | shinyleaf spiraea wild white meadowsweet |
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| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||
| Canada: | British Columbia – Alberta – southwestern Saskatchewan | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | southwestern Saskatchewan; Cypress Hills | ||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Cypress Upland | ||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | open lodgepole pine or aspen woods, mostly above shores | ||||||||
| Associated species: | aspen, lodgepole pine, white spruce | ||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Vulnerable |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5T5 S2S3 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | None |
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| Shinyleaf spiraea is vulnerable because it is rare and highly regionally restricted in Saskatchewan. This species is usually locally numerous within limited areas. No immediate threats are known but may occur in the future. | |||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||
| Height: | 30 – 80 cm | ||||||||
| Roots: | usually rhizomatous | ||||||||
| Stems: | simple to sparsely branched, erect, hairless or nearly so; branches erect, smooth, reddish-brown | ||||||||
| Leaves: | alternate, simple, leaf stalks 4 – 10 mm long, blade 2 – 5 cm long, 1 – 2.5 cm wide, oval to egg-shaped, tip and base rounded, shiny and green above, pale below, margin saw-toothed, occasionally slightly lobed; stipules absent | ||||||||
| Inflorescence: | branched, terminal, 3 – 8 cm wide, flat-topped, branches hairless; flower stalks 3 – 8 mm long, hairless | ||||||||
| Flowers: | regular, nearly odourless; hypanthium cup-shaped, hairless to slightly hairy; sepals 5, 0.5 – 1 mm long, triangular; petals 5, about 2 mm long, white or pinkish-tinged, tip often notched; stamens 15 – 25, inserted on edge of hypanthium between petals and nectary; ovaries 5, not fused together | ||||||||
| Fruits: | aggregate of pods, hairless or nearly so; seeds irregularly spindle-shaped, yellowish to reddish-brown | ||||||||
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